What are the advantages and disadvantages of independent travel and group travel?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of independent travel and group travel? Let's talk about this separately.

Let's start by talking about joining a group. The best thing about joining a group is that you don't have to worry about it. Food, accommodation and transportation have been arranged. However, the disadvantage is that you have to take shopping with you. Most of the scenic spots are not very long and it is very busy.

For example, I traveled to Phuket, Thailand with a group in 2014. There were 7 people in our group that time. After leaving Phuket Airport, Sister Li went to the ATM to withdraw money. Because she doesn't understand English like I do, she always doesn't understand. The business is not good and the money cannot be made. If she does not do this, she cannot refund the money. I can't get the card. The tour guide there was calling for a rally again, which made Sister Li sweat all over. Fortunately, Sister Li pressed blindly and the card exited. If T hadn't been with the group, then Sister Li wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

Everyone had a great time in Phuket for a few days, but the time was too short. I went to three attractions at most. And in order to rush for time, they all got up very early in the morning. Of course, taking it shopping is essential. I remember that time everyone was buying latex pillows, and I bought four of them. Now that I think about it, I don't know how I got them back because four latex pillows were still so big.

Let’s talk about free travel. As the name suggests, free travel means freedom and is not bound by time. You can stay a day or two longer in fun places and a few days less in unfun places. Can’t feel the fun and you won’t Idon’t have to get up so early. This is the biggest benefit of free travel. If there is anything wrong with traveling independently, it is to arrange your own route, food, accommodation and transportation. In fact, for people who are used to traveling freely, these are not a problem.

For example, in November 2017, we went on a free trip to Weizhou Island and Guilin in Guangxi. The whole trip lasted 15 days and all 9 of us had a great time and had a great time. I originally wanted to stay in Yangshuo for 2 nights. Because a former classmate received a call from her husband and was worried that something had happened at home and it would be inconvenient to return to Chengdu from Yangshuo, so we returned to Guilin in advance. If you're with a team, you can't leave. In addition, we didn’t have to get up very early all the way, especially on Weizhou Island. We slept until we woke up naturally every day, which was beyond the reach of the group.

The above are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling independently and traveling in a group. Because I am used to traveling independently, I basically don’t want to travel in a group now.